Prosser confident the U’s will bounce back against the Glovers

Colchester United suffered only their second defeat of the season, at home to Bury on Saturday, but club captain Luke Prosser is adamant that the team will ‘bounce back’ against visiting Yeovil Town this evening.

Prosser is the only fully-fit senior centre-half, going into tonight’s clash with the Glovers, following injuries to Frankie Kent and Tom Eastman during the 2-1 reverse to the Shakers.

Kent (sore ankle) and Eastman (head injury) are both rated as doubtful, so manager John McGreal might opt for a makeshift three-man rearguard, perhaps with Kane Vincent-Young and Ryan Jackson flanking sweeper Prosser, although he has rookie Ollie Kensdale as an option.

Even so, Prosser is confident of getting back on track against Yeovil, who suffered only their third league defeat of the campaign with a 3-1 loss at Crawley on Saturday.

“It’s always good when you have got a game on a Tuesday night, after a defeat. We are all raring to go,” insisted Prosser.

“We have got to adapt to all the injuries. Hopefully one or two might recover, but if not then we will adapt – that’s what a squad is for.

“I’m 30 years old and I have plenty of experience, so I will give advice to whoever is alongside me, whether it be Kane (Vincent-Young) or Ryan (Jackson).

“We also have young boys coming through, like Ollie Kensdale, who trains with us day in, day out, and who had a good pre-season.

“So we have back-up, although the gaffer (John McGreal) will have a headache or two I’m sure,” added Prosser.

Despite Saturday’s reverse, the U’s remain well-placed in fifth spot, although they are level on points (16) with six teams below them. In fact, only two points separate 12 teams, from the U’s down to Port Vale in 16th slot.

“We sit fifth after 10 games, and we would probably have taken that at the beginning of the season. Now we go again,” confirmed Prosser.

“We are all buzzing for Tuesday, and another home game.

“It’s not a bad start for us. A lot of teams are on 16 points, so it is very tight, but we are up there in the mix. We are in a good place, and team spirit is good.

“We are a team that bounces back, and I am sure you will see that against Yeovil,” added Prosser.